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From ACM NewsSandrine Ceurstemont Commissioned by CACM Staff| June 1, 2023
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
A proliferation of new apps designed to help blind and low vision people could prove useful for everyone.
The New York Times From ACM News | January 4, 2022
To determine your risk, start-ups are applying technology to data points as various as your college and the mileage on the used car you want to buy.
The New York Times From ACM News | November 30, 2021
The company also performed well last month in a test of its ability to match two different photos of the same person.
The New York Times From ACM News | November 24, 2021
Joana Bruno at Spain's Autonomous University of Barcelona digitally replicated the faces of 36 people buried at the ancient European settlement of La Almoloya.
...The New York Times From ACM TechNews | November 22, 2021
Spanish startup CO2 Revolution aims to use big data analytics and drones to drop millions of enhanced seeds for trees native to Spain's forests over inaccessible...The New York Times From ACM TechNews | November 3, 2021
Scientists at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Research Campus and Google have been mapping the fruit fly brain connectome since 2014.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | October 29, 2021
A multi-institutional team of scientists devised a computer model for the study of worm blob dynamics.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | October 29, 2021
Likes and shares made the social media site what it is. Now, company documents show, it's struggling to deal with their effects.
The New York Times From ACM News | October 26, 2021
In a vast odyssey across the solar system, the mission will study asteroids known as Trojans that may contain secrets of how the planets ended up in their current...The New York Times From ACM News | October 19, 2021
The Hectar venture hopes to address France's farmer shortage by nurturing technologically adept next-generation growers.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | October 8, 2021
The leaders of Venice, Italy, are gathering the cellphone data of tourists and are using it, along with surveillance cameras, to monitor them.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | October 6, 2021
These spyware apps record your conversations, location and everything you type, all while camouflaged as a calculator or calendar.
The New York Times From ACM News | September 30, 2021
Apple released emergency security patches after researchers in Canada found a flaw that allows spyware from Israel's NSO Group to infect any Apple product.
The New York Times From ACM TechNews | September 15, 2021
The company has teamed up with Ray-Ban to create glasses that can take photos, record video, answer phone calls and play podcasts.
The New York Times From ACM News | September 10, 2021
It will be the broadest look yet at Tesla's assisted-driving technology. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has the authority to force a recall...The New York Times From ACM News | August 17, 2021
Fueled by a desire for touchless transactions, QR codes popped up everywhere in the pandemic. Businesses don't want to give them up.
The New York Times From ACM News | July 27, 2021
Anthony Bourdain's A.I.-generated voice is just the latest example of a celebrity being digitally reincarnated. These days, though, it could happen to any of us...The New York Times From ACM News | July 26, 2021
Hydroponic farms are growing crops with innovative technologies, including machine learning algorithms, data analytics, and proprietary software, in the absence...The New York Times From ACM TechNews | July 22, 2021